The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-10-21
a TERRIBLE DISEASE.
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Peculiar Complaint.

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Peculiar Complaint.
Isaac Teichman, a cigar manufac-
turer, died at his home, No 2S6 East
Seventy-second street, last week. says
The New York Tribune. For about
fonr months previous TO his death he
had suffered from a peculiar skin dis
ease, known as pemphigus, which be-
gan with the appearance of q small
pimple on the forehead, which spread
into something like a blister, and
finally broke. The disease then attack
ed the arms and finally the breast and
back, the blisters spreading rapidly
and running together. The irritation
produced by these sores was something
terrible, and the only relief for the
patient was to lie in a bath-tub with his
body covered with water.
For four weeks or more he spent
from twelve to fourteen hours a day in
this position, and ones he lay in the
tub for ~forty-eight hours. Through ali
this suffering he showed remarkable
bravery and fought hard against death.
Mr.. Teichman's family physician, DIR.
Julius Schider, called into consultation
Drs. Koltz, Buckley, and Heitzman,
and Prof. Fox, all specialists in skin
diseases, and all regarded it as a most
remarkable case. Prof. Unna. of Ham
burg, who was attending the Inter
national medical congress at Washing
ton, was called, but came too late to be
of service. DR., Schneider Sunday gave
a reporter some interesting facts about
the disease.
What made the present case remark
able, he said, was its extreme severity,
affecting even the mucous membrane
of the eyes. The disease in any form,
is rare, and this was the first case that
the doctor had ever had in his own
practice. He has another at present,
however, but it is mild, and he has no
doubt Of a cure. He believed eight or
ten a years would cover all the cases
known in this city, and some of them
would be chronic, and counted over
again year after year. Hardly one
tenth of these cases would be fatal.
One OF the largest hospitals in the
world, at Vienna, recorded in thirteen
years only 103 cases of pemphigus out
of a total of 278, $50 patients. The dis
ease is more common among children
than adults, and effects twice as many
males as females. It sometimes occurs
in newborn children, and these cases
are less dangerous and easier of treat
ment than those Of older persons.
The disease is absolutely non infec-
tious, animals having been inocnlated
with virus from the sores without re-
suit. There is much disagreement as
to the best modes Of treatment, and
DR. Schneider said shat it would vary
greatly in different cases. The Ameri-
can school in general 'prescribes arsen-
ic, and this was used for Mr.. Teichman.
A milk diet is another remedy favored
by some and prescribed in this case.
Other authorities recommend strength
ening by good nonrishment aud wine
and iron, and yet others, slice the dis
ease is caused by an irritated condition
Of the stomach. favor a restricted diet
MIR. Telchman's case was closely
watched by the doctors and by two
professional nurses, who recorded ey-
cry incident, however triiing it might
seem. The record is in the hands of
DR.. Herman G. Klotz, who will proba-
bly, prepare an account to be presented
before some medical society.